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Grade 12 Theme & Moral Worksheet with Answers

Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (India) · English

Unit 4: Reading LiteratureThemesCCSS RL.11-12.2

Finding the lesson or message of fables and short stories, and telling a theme from a topic. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Theme & Moral

Grade 12 · English

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Learning goal: Themes · CCSS RL.11-12.2

Directions: This worksheet has 3 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

RememberThe story mountain (plot)

Expositioncharacters, settingRising actionproblems buildClimaxturning pointFalling actionthings settleResolutionhow it ends
Part A

Read each short text. What is a theme?

  1. 1

    Nobody in town liked the strange new neighbor, until he saved a child from a fire.

  2. 2

    Maya practiced piano every day for a year. At the recital, she played perfectly.

  3. 3

    The king had all the gold he wanted, but he turned his daughter to gold by touching her.

  4. 4

    The ugly duckling was teased, then grew into a beautiful swan.

Part B

Read each short text. What is the lesson?

  1. 5

    The ant worked all summer. The grasshopper played, and had no food in winter.

  2. 6

    Two friends found a bear. One climbed a tree and left the other behind.

  3. 7

    The tortoise kept going slowly and beat the speedy hare, who stopped to nap.

  4. 8

    A tiny mouse freed a lion from a net, after the lion had spared its life.

  5. 9

    The dog saw its reflection holding a bigger bone, snapped at it, and dropped its own bone.

  6. 10

    A boy cried "Wolf!" as a joke. When a real wolf came, nobody believed him.

Part C

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 11

    What is the difference between a topic and a theme?

  2. 12

    Is 'friendship' a theme statement? Answer yes or no, and explain.

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: LUDOC (clue: it floats in the sky)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.don't judge people before you know them
  2. 2.hard work and practice pay off
  3. 3.greed can destroy what matters most
  4. 4.people grow and change; true worth shows in time
  5. 5.work hard and plan ahead
  6. 6.a true friend stands by you in danger
  7. 7.slow and steady wins the race
  8. 8.even small friends can help; kindness is repaid
  9. 9.greed can make you lose what you have
  10. 10.people won't believe liars, even when they tell the truth
  11. 11.a topic is what the story is about; a theme is the message about it
  12. 12.no — it is a topic; a theme is a full statement such as 'true friends support each other'
  13. ★cloud (challenge corner)

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